More and more, I see that the Human Growth Model is not pushing against capitalism.
It’s a natural consequence of it.
Mental health entered the conversation back in the 1970s. At first on an individual level — mostly through symptoms: burnout, stress, breakdowns.
Later, it appeared on a social level: charities, grassroots initiatives, support projects. Important steps — but largely symptom-focused.
Then something else began to emerge: awareness.
First in individuals. Then in communities. And eventually in organizations.
Not as a branding exercise. But because it worked.
Startups appeared with: – fairer compensation models – transparent operations – real involvement
And those who experienced it carried it forward. Not as ideology. As lived experience.
More recently, elite athletes stepped away from global competitions citing mental health. Unthinkable a decade ago. Today, it’s speakable.
Gen Z is even clearer: they simply won’t work in exploitative systems. They want meaningful work. Fair pay. Human treatment.
If it’s not there — they don’t go.
For a long time, the system shrugged. Now it’s starting to creak.
Because an entire generation cannot simply be skipped — especially in economies built on continuous participation.
Gen Alpha isn’t arguing either. They’re developing a new language. A different way of thinking. A different way of relating.
And here I am, a xennial — a hybrid of Gen X and Gen Y, usually somewhere between two worlds.
Right now, I’m not standing between generations, but between two systems, trying to build a bridge.
For me, the Human Growth Model isn’t an ideology.
It’s the recognition that the current form of capitalism is increasingly getting stuck — as if it has outgrown itself.
What’s alive in it will remain. What isn’t will fall away.
This isn’t a revolution. It’s maturation.
And while it may feel slow, it’s been unfolding for a long time already.
We don’t need to be faster. Or harder. Just freer. ❤️